Lung Cancer: Risks and Awareness
November 15, 2017Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control. In fact, one out of every four cancer deaths are from lung cancer.
Steward Health Completes Acquisition of Iasis Healthcare
September 29, 2017With 36 Hospitals Nationally Including Odessa Regional Medical Center in Odessa, Steward Becomes the Largest Private Hospital Operator in the U.S.
ORMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hosts Birthday Celebration
June 1, 2017Odessa Regional Medical Center will host its Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Birthday Party from 10 A.M. to Noon, Saturday, June 3rd in the Progressive Park, in front of ORMC on the corner of 7th and Tom Green Streets. Hundreds of former patients and their proud parents are expected to attend this celebration to reunite with ORMC staff that provided care for them in the unit. “This event will...
Cups for a Cause
March 23, 2017Join the Women’s Center of Odessa Regional Medical Center and Pink the Basin for a 10K/5K and Kid’s Fun run to raise breast cancer awareness for our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. The mission of Pink the Basin, Inc. is to raise awareness of women’s health issues and foster educational and services initiatives that positively embrace women’s health. Register by July 1st to guarantee you g...
ORMC and Odessa Fire Rescue Work Together to Bring New Life-Saving Technology to Ector County Residents
February 9, 2017Odessa Regional Medical Center announced today that Odessa Fire/Rescue recently purchased two new ZOLL® X Series® Monitor/Defibrillators to equip two of Odessa Fire/Rescue’s eleven ambulances. The goal of Odessa Fire/Rescue is to equip all OFR ambulances with the new ZOLL® X Series® Monitor/Defibrillators to help treat the citizens of Ector County. The ZOLL X Series® brings advanced techno...
ORMC Now Offers Patients a Minimally Invasive Surgery Option
February 9, 2017Imagine the possibility of having a major surgical procedure and being able to quickly return to normal daily activities. For many surgery patients in the Permian Basin, this isn’t just something to dream about, but a reality, thanks to robotic surgery. Odessa Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that we are now offering robotic surgery. Robotic surgery is a benefit for surgeons and...
Go Nuts for Your Heart
February 10, 2016Portable and tasty, nuts are a great protein-filled snack to help get you through the day. The wonder of this power food doesn’t end at protein alone. Nuts are also packed with a healthy dose of fiber, unsaturated fats, and several vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Coincidentally, all these wonderful attributes are an added plus to your heart as well, making nuts a welcome staple to any heart...
South Campus ED Closing August 1, 2015
July 14, 2015Effective August 1, 2015 at 6:00 A.M. (CST), the Emergency Department located at Odessa Regional Medical Center’s (ORMC) South Campus on 900 East 4th Street, Odessa, Texas (formerly known as Basin Healthcare Center) will be closing. This closure does not impact the existing services of ORMC’s main Emergency Department, located at 515 North Adams Street, Odessa, Texas, which will remain open and c...
Odessa Regional Medical Center Acquires Basin Healthcare
June 12, 2015ODESSA, Texas (June 12, 2015) – Odessa Regional Medical Center announced today that it has purchased the assets of Basin Healthcare Center, a fourteen-bed surgical hospital located in Odessa, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Basin Healthcare Center opened in February 2010. Under its new ownership, the facility has been renamed Odessa Regional Medical Center South Campus. The fa...
School district, sponsors on board with new Ratliff feature
August 11, 2014The new video board at Ratliff Stadium may not rival the dimensions of the behemoth at AT&T Stadium (aka JerryWorld) in Arlington, but Ector County Independent School District executive director of athletics Todd Vesely says the board will be larger than the boards of four NFL teams. Read Full Story ...
Odessa Regional Medical Center Reunites Staff, Former Patients
June 22, 2014ODESSA- Odessa Regional Medical Center hosted their annual birthday party on Saturday. The event celebrates the lives of babies who were once in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and are now at home and healthy. Families were able to thank all of the members of the staff who helped their children and staff members were able to see the progress of all of their former patients. Read...
ORMC Celebrates the Gift of Life
June 12, 2014Odessa Regional Medical Center is set to host their annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Birthday Celebration on Saturday giving doctors and parents the chance to reconnect and share their stories. Read Full Story ...
ORMC: Beaming for Beautiful Babies
April 7, 2014You have been waiting not so patiently for 9 long months to see the face of the most precious creation of your life, and when you go into labor, you suddenly forget how to breathe. But don’t worry; it will be a beautiful experience with the amazing staff working for the Odessa Regional Medical Center’s (ORMC) Labor and Delivery Unit. Read Full Story ...
ORMC Offers Angioscreen to Detect Health Problems
February 15, 2014Friday was a day in which people shared their heart with those they love most. Now Odessa Regional Medical Center offers a program in which people may continue to share that love unabated by getting their heart and other vitals checked. People may get an integrated vascular screening in a special van resting in a parking lot at Odessa Regional Medical Center. Read Full Story ...
A new technique at ORMC
July 15, 2013Odessa Regional Medical Center is now offering a service that can be customized to the care the patient needs. Often someone can face the uncomfortable feeling of their heart racing that can lead them to set a doctors appointment to discover dysrhythmia. However, many times it is discovered through a routine visit. Read Full Story ...
ORMC to have celebration for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
June 19, 2013Odessa Regional Medical Center will have its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Birthday Party from 10 A.M. to noon Saturday in the Progressive Park, in front of ORMC on the corner of 7th and Tom Green streets. Read Full Story ...
NICU Transport Team
April 15, 2013At 5 hours old, weighing one pound, a family was finally able to hold their precious baby. Prior to coming to Odessa Regional Medical Center (ORMC), they were told the baby was too small to survive. Months before, another baby was born that weighed less than a Coca-Cola can. These families were faced with challenges that no family even wants to have to consider. However, the ORMC Neonatal Intensiv...
Odessa Regional Medical Center Achieves New Status as Accredited Chest Pain Center
April 15, 2011Odessa Regional Medical Center announces that it has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. Hospitals that have received SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a ...
Perinatal Center
February 26, 2010Medical technology is always improving. Even in the area of pregnancy, science has come a long way in just the last 10 years so that doctors can learn more about the unborn and act to save them. “Ninety-nine percent of the time, we can tell the pregnant woman that everything is going to be fine,” Dr. Joseph Bruner of the Regional Perinatal Center of West Texas said of the tests they do. But that ...
Wound Care Center
February 8, 2010A new center may mean successful healing for those with chronic or non-healing wounds in the Odessa area. Odessa Regional Medical Center hosted an open house Monday to show off its new Wound Care Center on the west campus. The Center offers a variety of treatments, including two hyperbaric chambers for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which delivers 100 percent oxygen under pressure to the cells of pat...